Prevalensi kelainan jaringan lunak rongga mulut pada anak down syndrome (Kajian pada SLB Dian Grahita) (Laporan Penelitian)
D Down Syndrome merupakan kelainan genetik yang sering dikenal dengantrisomi 21. Biasanya pada penderita Down Syndrome sering kali ditemui adanyakelainan jaringan lunak rongga mulut. Penelitian ini dilakukan kepada 41 orangpenderita Down Syndrome di SLB Dian Grahita, Jakarta Pusat. Tujuan penelitianini untuk mendapatkan informasi mengenai prevalensi kelainan jaringan lunakrongga mulut pada kasus anak Down syndrome di SLB Dian Grahita. Penelitianini dilakukan dengan cara pemeriksaan klinis pada pasien. Hasil penelitian inibahwa pada anak Down Syndrome di SLB Dian Grahita memiliki kelainanjaringan lunak rongga mulut seperti makroglosia, fissured tongue, fissure lips dancheilitis angularis dan hasil terbanyak dapat terlihat dengan kelainan fissuredtongue (17,07%), fissrure lips (17,07%) dan fissured tongue yang disertai fissurelips dan cheilitis angularis (17,07%)..
D Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder that is often known as trisomy 21. Usuallyin patients with Down Syndrome frequently encountered abnormalities of the softtissues of the oral cavity. This study was conducted to 41 people with DownSyndrome in SLB Dian Grahita, Central Jakarta. The objective of the presentstudy was to assess the prevalence of oral sofft tissue abnormalities in casesofDown Syndrome children in SLB Dian Grahita. This research was conducted bymeans of clinical examination of patients. The results of this study that childrenwith Down syndrome in SLB Dian Grahita had oral soft tissue abnormalities suchas makroglosia, tongue fissure, fissure lips and angular cheilitis and the results canbe seen with aberration most fissured tongue (17.07%), fissrure lips (17, 07%) andfissured tongue accompanied fissure lips and angular cheilitis (17.07%).